Tuesday - April 07, 2009

I used to think A Clockwork Orange was a violent fantasy. (Boys 10 AND 11 charged attempted murder)

As the saying goes, when seconds count the police are only minutes away.  Maybe that should be ‘hours away’ in the UK?

I used to think A Clockwork Orange was a violent fantasy.  Now it seems inevitable.  The rule of law is nearly dead there.
A Comment left by Guido at BMEWS

I use that quote again due to the nature of this crime. And it is that no matter the age of the miserable little bastards involved.
10 and 11 is old enough to know absolutely, right from wrong.

Police can’t name the kiddies due to age and the prosecuting atty. is saying they have to have a fair trial. A trial?  The little shits get a trial? WHY?
A trial is to determine guilt. No? 
This particular attack IS NOT THE FIRST BY THIS PAIR.  They are evil and should be burned at a stake with no more mercy then they show their victims.  There is no hope in heaven or hell that this pair of merciless turds will ever change.  They will just get better at what they do and learn over time how better to hide their violence.  Some day perhaps some good citizen will put an end to this pointless, worthless pair.  I won’t hold my breath.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch ....

A spokesman for the Prime Minister said the attack did not mean children were becoming more violent.

That guy must outta his fuckin mind!

What I am posting here isn’t the entire article.  There is so much more and photos but no photos of the little darlings that caused this.
And the police questioning I want you to know, MUST be done with sensitivity. 

Brothers charged with attempted murder of two young playmates ‘slashed from head to toe’ with Stanley knife

By James Tozer, Jaya Narain and Fay Schlesinger
Last updated at 7:16 PM on 07th April 2009

Two brothers aged ten and 11 appeared in court today charged with attempted murder over an attack that left two young playmates with serious head injuries and knife wounds.

The boys were arrested after the victims, aged nine and 11, were allegedly slashed ‘from head to toe’ with a knife, burned with cigarettes and beaten with bricks before one was thrown down a ravine near Doncaster, on Saturday.

The brothers had been put in care by Doncaster Council, whose children’s services department was recently described as ‘chaotic and dangerous’ following the death of seven vulnerable youngsters. 

(too bad these two weren’t among them)

Today, South Yorkshire Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it had advised South Yorkshire Police to charge the boys with four counts each of attempted murder and robbery.

The pair - who cannot be named for legal reasons - showed no emotion as they stood in the dock with three security officers at Doncaster Youth Court.

The older boy wore a red England shirt and his younger brother a grey Umbro T-shirt as the charges of attempted murder and robbery were read to them.

They were remanded into secure local authority care and will next appear in the same court on April 14.

The mother of the brothers has denied any responsibility for their alleged actions.

They had been living with foster parents after their mother told social services she could not control them. Yesterday, she told The Sun newspaper: ‘It’s got nowt to do with me - they weren’t even in my care.’

As the victims continued to be treated in hospital, the parents of a chorister set upon a week earlier claimed police had not taken the first assault seriously.

With detectives continuing to question the brothers over what Children’s Secretary Ed Balls condemned as a ‘barbaric’ attack, the role of the local council also came under scrutiny.

The aunt of the 11-year-old thrown in the ravine said: ‘They knew what the two attackers were capable of, but they did nothing.

‘Social services should have taken them into more secure care, not just let them roam the streets. If he had been found just half an hour later my poor nephew would have died.’
This aerial view shows where the 11-year-old was found, top, and where his nephew was found covered in mud and blood

Today, the parents of the 11-year-old thanked the people who helped the boys after the attack.

Issuing a statement through South Yorkshire Police, they said: “We would like to thank all the community for their help in finding our son and for all their continued support through what is a very traumatic time.

“We are hoping that our son will continue to recover from his ordeal and ask that the media will continue to respect our privacy.”

A police spokesman said the boy was currently “stable and improving” in Sheffield Children’s Hospital.

The younger boy is expected to have a further operation on his arm today.

Neither of the victims has yet been interviewed by detectives, the spokesman said.

He added that police were continuing to question the two boys in connection with the assault and officers were carrying out house-to-house inquiries.

Saturday’s attack in the former mining community of Edlington, near Doncaster, began when the two boys - who were riding their bikes - were set upon and ordered to hand over their mobile phones, money and trainers.

When they refused, both boys were slashed ‘from head to toe’ with a knife, burned with cigarettes and beaten with bricks, according to witnesses who saw their injuries.

During the assault, the older boy whispered to the younger ‘pretend you’re dead’ to try and scare off their attackers.

The 11-year-old victim, who is the nine-year-old’s uncle, was allegedly then pushed 30ft down a steep embankment, suffering a severe head injury, while the younger boy - himself covered in blood - bravely staggered to nearby houses to get help.

The Daily Mail can reveal that a week earlier, Callam Flett, an 11-year-old choirboy at St John’s Church in Edlington, had been lured to the same beauty spot, known as Brick Ponds, with the promise of seeing a giant toad.

There he was allegedly pounced on and beaten, knocked to the ground and kicked on the legs, chest and head.

‘I did nothing to them at all but they began beating me up,’ the traumatised schoolboy said yesterday.

‘They stamped on my chest and head and were going mad. I was really frightened. I was absolutely terrified.’

Callam fell into the pond and managed to escape only when a man out walking in the nature reserve came to his rescue. ‘He said he would hold them off for as long as possible and then told me to run quickly.’

The boy’s horrified parents, Ken and Kerry, immediately reported the attack. Mrs Flett said: ‘Callam was absolutely beside himself. He was shaking with fear and was totally terrified. He was black and blue, his lip was swollen and he had dreadful bruising on his cheek and on his legs and chest.’

A police officer came round the next day and took the attackers’ descriptions, but according to Mrs Flett ‘wasn’t very interested’.

The couple told another officer who had attacked Callam, but claim they were warned ‘we could get into trouble for bandying around their names’.

Finally, the following Saturday, the two brothers were questioned by police - just hours before they allegedly attacked again.

‘It is a total disgrace,’ said Mrs Flett, who lives in the village with her husband, a glazing foreman.

‘These two young boys could have been killed in this dreadful, violent attack. It was so preventable and if someone had only listened I think the police could have stopped it. The police ought to be ashamed.’

The couple are considering making a formal complaint. Officers took a videotaped statement from Callam yesterday - nine days after he was attacked - but South Yorkshire Police declined to comment on the claims.

Following this weekend’s attack, the elder boy was airlifted to Sheffield Children’s Hospital where his condition improved yesterday from critical to stable. He was taken off a ventilator and moved to a high-dependency ward, but it could be several days before police can speak to him.

His 16-year-old brother said: ‘He could hardly open his eyes in hospital. They were swollen shut with a slice cut running along the bottom of one eye. His face is covered in bruises and cuts. He looks like he has been battered in a boxing match. None of us can believe what’s happened. Kids get into little fights but this is something different. It’s horrible.’

The nine-year-old was taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary where he had surgery on a severe cut to his arm.

The brothers being questioned over the attack cannot be named for legal reasons, but the Mail has established that they have spent time in the care of Doncaster council, recently condemned as one of the country’s worst authorities.

Detectives were yesterday granted another 36 hours to question them.

The interview process will have to be carried out in a ‘sensitive’ way because of the boys’ ages, with a parent or guardian present at all times.

A spokesman for the Prime Minister said the attack did not mean children were becoming more violent.

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Posted by peiper     on 04/07/2009 at 01:52 PM   
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